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Patented 9, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN STRETCHER William Beight, Youngstown, Ohio Application March 18, 1937, Serial No. 131,572

1 Claim. (Cl. 4524) This invention relates to curtain stretchers. braces may be formed of either Wood or metal as The principal object of this invention is to desired. Vertical slots are provided in the lower provide a curtain stretcher which is adjustable portions of the upright frame members to allow to accommodate curtains of different sizes. the lower rail 4 to be adjusted vertically.

A further object of this invention is to provide By referring to Figure 3 it will be seen that one 5 a curtain stretcher on which curtains may be of the metallic hooked rods is shown positioned quickly and easily placed and removed. over the rail 3 and held in place by one of the Another object of this invention is to provide studs 5. The rails 3, and 4 are provided with a a curtain stretcher having a plurality of hooked plurality of pins I0, adapted to hold the edges rods as the principal means of holding the curof the curtain when their use is necessary. In 10 tains being stretched. normal operation, the curtain is held entirely by A still further object of this invention is to the rods 6 and I which are threaded through the provide a curtain stretcher which is of simple, hems of the curtains and hooked over the top rail strong, and durable construction, and which is 3 and held in position by means of the studs 5. cheap and easy to produce and. is thoroughly re- These studs 5 are arranged so that any length of 5 liable and efficient in use. curtain may be efiiciently stretched, as they pro- With the foregoing and other objects in view vide various locations for placing the rods. which will appear as the description proceeds, By referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that a the invention resides in the combination and modification is provided at the right side of the arrangement of parts and in the details of condevice shown in Figure l in that a rail 8 is shown 20 struction hereinafter described and claimed, it positioned over two of the studs 5 and held in that being understood that changes in the precise position through the clamping action of a hooked embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, metallic rod 9. This modification is provided for can be made within the scope of what is claimed, use in the event that one or both hems of the without departing from the spirit of the invencurtain will not permit the insertion of the me- 25 tion. tallic rod, or at such times as a lace tablecloth The invention is illustrated in the accompanyor other similar article is being stretched. It is ing drawing, wherein obvious that this modification can be adapted for Figure 1 is a plan view of a curtain stretcher use at the left side of the curtain stretcher as with parts broken away, and showing fragments well as at the right as shown. 30

of a curtain stretched thereon. What I claim is:

Figure 2 is a plan View of a modification of one In a curtain stretcher comprising a pair of end of the curtain stretcher shown in Figure 1. upright frame members, each having a slot at its Figure 3 is a detail view of one of the rods and lower end, a horizontal upper rail bolted to said the means for holding it in position. vertical frame members and a lower horizontal 35 By referring to the drawing it will be seen that rail adjustably positioned on the lower portion there is provided a curtain stretcher comprising of said upright members by means of bolts funca pair of upright frame members i and 2. These tioning in said slots, a pair of braces between frame members have legs hinged to the back the upper rail and the upright frame members,

thereof in order to hold the entire device in an in combination with a plurality of pins and a 40 upright position. A pair of rails 3 and 4' are plurality of studs positioned on said rails, mepositioned across and bolted to the upright frame tallic hooked bars adapted to be hooked over the members. These rails 3 and 4 are provided with upper one of the said rails and held in position a plurality of studs 5 adapted to hold metallic by said studs, a secondary slotted'rail provided hooked rods 6 and 'l in proper position. A pair with a plurality of pins and adapted to be posiof braces ll are provided to hold the assembled tioned over two of said studs and held in that curtain stretcher in an upright position. These position through the clamping action of one of braces are pivoted to the rail 3 and catches are said hooked metallic rods. provided on the upright frame members I and 2 to receive the opposite ends of the braces. These WILLIAM BEIGHT. 50 

